Vince Gill & Paul Franklin [2023]

<p>A decade ago,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/vince-gill-authenticity-is-really-important-to-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vince Gill</a>&nbsp;and Paul Franklin recorded&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/reviews/album-review-vince-gill-and-paul-franklin-bakersfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bakersfield</em></a>, a tribute to the raw-boned country music that came out of the rough-and-rowdy clubs patronized by oil-field hands and agricultural workers in the ’50s and early ’60s—packed with songs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/lessons/twang-101-the-bakersfield-sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Merle Haggard and Buck Owens</a>. And we visited with them for a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/rig-rundown-vince-gill-paul-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rig Rundown</a>&nbsp;then.</p><p>Now, just for the good times, these two legends of modern country music—the real deal kind—have recorded&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vincegill.com/sweet-memories-the-music-of-ray-price-the-cherokee-cowboys/#/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price &amp; The Cherokee Cowboys</em></a>. Price was known for his warm, baritone approach to melody, which is a perfect springboard for Gill’s and Franklin’s nuanced approaches to their own instruments.</p><p>If you don’t know&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/lessons/twang-101-vince-gill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gill’s work</a>, it’s about time you got informed. He has won more CMA Awards than any performer in history, plus 21 Grammys. He’s also sold more than 21-million albums and is currently in the Eagles, where his sweet tenor voice and skill with harmonies makes him a perfect match. (You can also hear Gill talk about his work on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/vince-gill-authenticity-is-really-important-to-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cory Wong’s Wo